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Joe Robertson vs Debbie Abrahams

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 334 different votes 343 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

163
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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